Taking a chance on TP

Benjamin Epstein loves “sweeping,” or applying to sweepstakes. He’s especially excited about the competition to write a new slogan for Royal-T Bathroom Tissue. Winning the contest would provide enough money for Benjamin and his mother to avoid eviction from their small Philadelphia apartment without giving up on the Grand Plan his father designed before dying of lung cancer: Benjamin’s mother will finish her accounting degree, get a good job, and she and Benjamin will have a better life.

I’ll take ‘spunky kids’ for $200, Alex

Answer: A heartwarming story about a 12-year-old girl whose biggest wish is to appear on the “Jeopardy!” game show.Question: What is Olivia Bean, Trivia Queen by Donna Gephart?She may not always fit in at her Pennsylvania school, her five-year-old brother is obsessed with gross trivia, her next-door neighbor and classmate, Tucker, annoys her to no end, and her mother’s...